---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 05/14/12: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:30 AM - Re: Brodhead Fly-in 2012 (piperj3cubflyer) 2. 07:46 AM - Re: Brodhead Fly-in 2012 (Jim Markle) 3. 08:50 AM - any subaru ea 81 piets? (Oscar Zuniga) 4. 12:38 PM - Re: any subaru ea 81 piets? (nightmare) 5. 12:46 PM - wood prop balancing, torqing, and blade tracking (Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC AEROSPACE CORP]) 6. 12:54 PM - Re: Brodhead Fly-in 2012 (kevinpurtee) 7. 01:30 PM - Re: Brodhead Fly-in 2012 (IT Girl) 8. 01:43 PM - Re: Brodhead Fly-in 2012 (Bill Church) 9. 01:51 PM - Re: wood prop balancing, torqing, and blade tracking (TOM STINEMETZE) 10. 02:04 PM - Re: wood prop balancing, torqing, and blade tracking (Greg Cardinal) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:30:49 AM PST US Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead Fly-in 2012 From: piperj3cubflyer Shelley, what day will you heading to Brodhead? Do you know how many days wi ll it take you to get there? I just bought a Piet and was thinking about going I live north of you in Okl ahoma. Thanks Jeff On May 11, 2012, at 9:40 PM, "IT Girl" wrote: > > 65 days until we head out from Texas to Brodhead > > Can't Wait to see y'all on 19 July 2012 > > Do Not Archive > > -------- > Shelley Tumino > IT Girl > wife of "Axel" > NX899KP > > DO NOT ARCHIVE > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=372885#372885 > > > > > > > ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:46:43 AM PST US From: Jim Markle Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead Fly-in 2012 Why don't you coordinate with Kevin and Shelley and join them when they stop by our place on the way? We have plenty of room and there's a little grass strip not far from us. Jim in Pryor....well, Boston this week... :-( -----Original Message----- From: piperj3cubflyer Sent: May 14, 2012 10:30 AM Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Brodhead Fly-in 2012 Shelley, what day will you heading to Brodhead? Do you know how many days will it take you to get there? I just bought a Piet and was thinking about going I live north of you in Oklahoma. Thanks Jeff On May 11, 2012, at 9:40 PM, "IT Girl" wrote: 65 days until we head out from Texas to Brodhead Can't Wait to see y'all on 19 July 2012 Do Not Archive -------- Shelley Tumino IT Girl wife of "Axel" NX899KP DO NOT ARCHIVE Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=372885#372885 ==================================================http://www.matroni====================================================; - MATRONICS WEB FORUM"http://forums.matronics.com">http://forums.matronics.com http://www.matronics.com/contribution <==================================== ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:50:24 AM PST US From: Oscar Zuniga Subject: Pietenpol-List: any subaru ea 81 piets? At the risk of muddying the waters and stirring the pot with my cloudy memo ry=2C I'll interject a comment about the last engine failure that John Dila tush had in "Mountain Piet". I thought he told me that he overboosted the engine and that's what led to the failure. I thought he said that he had t he engine set up with completely manual control of turbo boost and on takeo ff when a lot of things are going on=2C it spooled up and overboosted befor e he could back off the manifold pressure. John is a skilled pilot=2C talented builder=2C and an engineer (if memory s erves). He preferred to have pilot control of turbo boost rather than a fi xed waste-gate arrangement=2C and that's the builder's decision. My two ce nts' worth=2C and maybe not even worth that. There are still pictures of "Mountain Piet" on my website=2C including engi ne pix=2C here: http://www.flysquirrel.net/piets/John_piet.html Oscar Zuniga Air Camper NX41CC "Scout" Flying Squirrel N2069Z "Rocket" Medford/Ashland=2C OR website at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:38:35 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: any subaru ea 81 piets? From: "nightmare" thanks oscar Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=373035#373035 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 12:46:23 PM PST US From: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC AEROSPACE CORP]" Subject: Pietenpol-List: wood prop balancing, torqing, and blade tracking Being somewhat of a lazy sort about some things I've let my annual prop rel ax-and-retorque of the bolts go a few years and even more importantly had not balanced or tracked the pr op in a while. Last fall I was experiencing some vibrations that were a bit annoying in fl ight so a few weeks ago I removed my prop, sanded it all down and refinished it. Ala the Tony Bingelis book s I balanced the prop with a simple home made balancing tool and used appropriate amounts of clear spray lacque r on the light blade (allowing it to dry overnight) to get a perfect balance. I tracked the prop with appropriate shims (brown grocery store bag folded b ehind the prop works just fine) again ala the Bingelis books and boy what a difference after it was all final tor qued and done. Smooth and silky on takeoff and in cruise. It really makes a huge differe nce to take the time to balance, torque, and track your wood prop on a regular basis. Metal props can benefit fro m the same treatment but with the weather extremes in temperature and humidity changes in Ohio wood props need a bit more annual TLC. It paid off nicely. Mike C. ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 12:54:17 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhead Fly-in 2012 From: "kevinpurtee" Hi Jeff - We plan to depart on Sunday, July 15th, putting us in Markle/Chouinard-land that evening. They're near Tulsa. We had a great time last year. They forced me to eat pizza and drink beer. You're welcome to join up for as long as you can stand. My legs are short due to my poor fuel tank planning/design. Works out perfect for ground stop coordination with Shelley, though. Anyway, when you've had enough you can simply fly ahead. FYI, we also have a stop tentatively planned for Kansas City to see family. All of this is, of course, contingent upon weather, maintenance, jobs and the universe smiling on us. Kevin Purtee "Axel" Husband of "IT Girl" NX899KP DO NOT ARCHIVE -------- Kevin "Axel" Purtee NX899KP Austin/San Marcos, TX Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=373037#373037 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 01:30:02 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhead Fly-in 2012 From: "IT Girl" 61 Days.... I can't wait!! Jeff - I will be ground crew in mini van with my 14 year old son. We are happy to pick up strays along the way. I can also carry some of your camping gear if needed. -------- Shelley Tumino IT Girl wife of "Axel" NX899KP DO NOT ARCHIVE Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=373041#373041 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 01:43:32 PM PST US Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: Brodhead Fly-in 2012 From: "Bill Church" Kevin, I never noticed how short your legs are. Must have been distracted by the Crocs. BC do not archive Kevin wrote: > My legs are short due to my poor fuel tank planning/design. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=373042#373042 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 01:51:34 PM PST US From: "TOM STINEMETZE" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: wood prop balancing, torqing, and blade tracking Looks nice Mike but since it turns the wrong way I think I'll stick with my Cloudcars prop. Can't wait to get the chance to put it on for the first time. Tom Stinemetze do not archive >>> "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC AEROSPACE CORP]" 5/14/2012 2:45 PM >>> Being somewhat of a lazy sort about some things Ive let my annual prop relax-and-retorque of the bolts go a few years and even more importantly had not balanced or tracked the prop in a while. Last fall I was experiencing some vibrations that were a bit annoying in flight so a few weeks ago I removed my prop, sanded it all down and refinished it. Ala the Tony Bingelis books I balanced the prop with a simple home made balancing tool and used appropriate amounts of clear spray lacquer on the light blade (allowing it to dry overnight) to get a perfect balance. I tracked the prop with appropriate shims (brown grocery store bag folded behind the prop works just fine) again ala the Bingelis books and boy what a difference after it was all final torqued and done. Smooth and silky on takeoff and in cruise. It really makes a huge difference to take the time to balance, torque, and track your wood prop on a regular basis. Metal props can benefit from the same treatment but with the weather extremes in temperature and humidity changes in Ohio wood props need a bit more annual TLC. It paid off nicely. Mike C. ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 02:04:43 PM PST US From: "Greg Cardinal" Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: wood prop balancing, torqing, and blade tracking Beautiful, Mike. How far off was the tracking? How close were you able to adjust it? Greg Cardinal ----- Original Message ----- From: Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC AEROSPACE CORP] To: pietenpol-list@matronics.com Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 2:45 PM Subject: Pietenpol-List: wood prop balancing, torqing, and blade tracking Being somewhat of a lazy sort about some things I've let my annual prop relax-and-retorque of the bolts go a few years and even more importantly had not balanced or tracked the prop in a while. Last fall I was experiencing some vibrations that were a bit annoying in flight so a few weeks ago I removed my prop, sanded it all down and refinished it. Ala the Tony Bingelis books I balanced the prop with a simple home made balancing tool and used appropriate amounts of clear spray lacquer on the light blade (allowing it to dry overnight) to get a perfect balance. I tracked the prop with appropriate shims (brown grocery store bag folded behind the prop works just fine) again ala the Bingelis books and boy what a difference after it was all final torqued and done. Smooth and silky on takeoff and in cruise. It really makes a huge difference to take the time to balance, torque, and track your wood prop on a regular basis. Metal props can benefit from the same treatment but with the weather extremes in temperature and humidity changes in Ohio wood props need a bit more annual TLC. It paid off nicely. 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